MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
evolvements in
distance learning are making it possible for
learners
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education institutions
are having to consider
now that elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Intellectuals want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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